Caridina glaubrechti explained

Caridina glaubrechti is species of lacustrine fresh water shrimp endemic to western part of Lake Towuti on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.^[1] It is named in honor of German Zoologist Matthias Glaubrecht.

Habitat and Ecology

C. glaubrechti is mainly found in shallow regions where it dwells on rocks and hard substrate.^[2] It is syntopic with Caridina profundicola, Caridina spinata, Caridina striata, and Caridina woltereckae.^[3]

Threats

Like many of the shrimp from the lakes of Sulawesi, C. glaubrechti faces a number of threats, including non-native predators, pollution, and the damning of waterways for hydroelectric power.^[4]

Notes and References

1. von Rintelen, K. . Cai, Y. . 2009 . RADIATION OF ENDEMIC SPECIES FLOCKS IN ANCIENT LAKES: SYSTEMATIC REVISION OF THE FRESHWATER SHRIMP CARIDINA H. MILNE EDWARDS, 1837 (CRUSTACEA: DECAPODA: ATYIDAE) FROM THE ANCIENT LAKES OF SULAWESI, INDONESIA, WITH THE DESCRIPTION OF EIGHT NEW SPECIES . 57 . 2 . 343–452 . 1 February 2023 .
2. von Rintelen, K. . Cai, Y. . 2009 . RADIATION OF ENDEMIC SPECIES FLOCKS IN ANCIENT LAKES: SYSTEMATIC REVISION OF THE FRESHWATER SHRIMP CARIDINA H. MILNE EDWARDS, 1837 (CRUSTACEA: DECAPODA: ATYIDAE) FROM THE ANCIENT LAKES OF SULAWESI, INDONESIA, WITH THE DESCRIPTION OF EIGHT NEW SPECIES . 57 . 2 . 343–452 . 1 February 2023 .
3. von Rintelen, K. . Cai, Y. . 2009 . RADIATION OF ENDEMIC SPECIES FLOCKS IN ANCIENT LAKES: SYSTEMATIC REVISION OF THE FRESHWATER SHRIMP CARIDINA H. MILNE EDWARDS, 1837 (CRUSTACEA: DECAPODA: ATYIDAE) FROM THE ANCIENT LAKES OF SULAWESI, INDONESIA, WITH THE DESCRIPTION OF EIGHT NEW SPECIES . 57 . 2 . 343–452 . 1 February 2023 .
4. von Rintelen, K. . Wowor, D. . Klotz, W. . 2019 . Caridina glaubrechti . 2019 . e.T198079A139139922 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T198079A139139922.en . 1 February 2023.